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Mel A.
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 05:52 pm: | 
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Has anybody heard of these guys? There is somebody on Ebay selling skidplates, bumpers, diff guards, etc. for Land Rovers made by "Rugged Rover." The seller didn't post a number or a e-mail address. Go here for the sellers ad:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1809465829 |
Will Roeder (Will_Roeder)
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 05:58 pm: |
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yea ive talked to him a little.....his stuff seems pretty crappy and overpriced for what you get. |
Bill Bettridge (Billb)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 09:20 am: |
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Man - that has got to be some of ugliest/cheapest crap I've ever seen to bolt onto a Rover!!
Bill |
Kyle
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 10:12 am: |
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I was about to comment on its rugged good looks and funtionality..... damn , I will keep my mouth shut.... 
Kyle |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 10:23 am: |
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i was actually forgot to post that link when i saw it yesterday. among all the bumper talk i thought it was appropriate!! that big skid on the underside looks like a oversized cookie sheet. hell.....there's an idea!!! maybe that is the idea......take a few bolts off and you baking brownies (the GOOD kind) on the trail. |
Axel Haakonsen (Axel)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 10:24 am: |
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Yes, those pieces were really esthetically pleasing, the dude definately must have graduated at the top of his class in design school...... |
Paul T. Schram (Paulschram)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 10:54 am: |
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I am not impressed. |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 11:14 am: |
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Ya, but, do they work that is the question? I would rather have something that looks ugly and works great then have something that looks great but doesn't work worth crap.. |
Bill Bettridge (Billb)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 11:43 am: |
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Well, at least looking at the so called diff guard - the free hanging pinion slider (for lack of a better term) would last about .02 seconds and would do wonders when reversing! And then the mild steel u-bolts with the nuts hanging down don't look like they'd last more than a trip either
IMO |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 11:59 am: |
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kudos to the dude for makin his own shit (a la the Legend of Garrett Porterfield ), but his prices are a bit outta whack for simple pieces of chopped steel dipped in duraliner and then bolted on with corner store hardware....
also, never trust a guy living living in a place called Placenta |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:09 pm: |
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Dam 3/8" It must weigh a ton! |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:10 pm: |
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http://www.geocities.com/mauricedatt/DiffGuard_Det1.jpg
blue, more like dipped in tar. |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:11 pm: |
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i've decided to diversify.
blue. you should see my new workout video!! "stop the insanity VI with gary pornofield"
ps: i'll even throw in a free video......."girls gone wild at penn state" for FREE.
ho....link did not work for me.  |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:13 pm: |
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Hey can I buy just the Penn State video?? |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:20 pm: |
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garrett, did you get this message?
"The web site you are trying to access has exceeded its allocated data transfer. " |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:31 pm: |
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ho, it says something about being back up in an hour
i'm more in favor of using a stops sign or street sign bolted under the gas tank... it's galvanized and shabby chic!
rd |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:36 pm: |
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yep....what rob said. well it does now. the first time i went to it said something different.....like 'site was not found' or that i was not allowed there. mu yahoo site does the same thing all the time. can only have like 10 hits a day or something week like that.
i like the sign idea. i think the uppercrust rover folks would think it's "cool". then again......so do i. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:43 pm: |
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my secret life's ambition has been to slap a "Watch for Rocks" yellow diamond road sign under the front end as a front skid plate. Rob, you just stole my thunder and now my life no longer has meaning. Thanks a pantload. |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:48 pm: |
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pretty clever. i was hoping to find a place for a stolen steet sign that says "slippery when wet".
i have some older ones from missouri that are thicker than some of the newer ones. my room was covered in signs......"weight limit 10 tons", "radar ahead" (never figured that one out), some street signs and a slew of others i cannot remember.
i think my dad took them out of the house years ago and put them along the road, so he did not get busted harboring a criminal son.
ps: they were 'borrowed' using the front bumper of my dads '69 fj40. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:51 pm: |
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use the "slippery when wet" for your bed's headboard....oh, wait a minute...cancel that...maybe you should use the "weight limit 10 tons" for the headboard
ba-da-bing! |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:54 pm: |
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I had a "Speed Hump" sign on the wall above my bed for years.. I wonder what ever happend to that sign.. |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 01:17 pm: |
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ever seen this one around town? hope no one gets too cranky about this one!!
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Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 01:18 pm: |
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LOL
you know, "Rugged Rover" wouldn't be bad above the headboard either....but don't be dipping anything in tar |
Chris Merritt (Smokinbro)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 01:32 pm: |
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I don't know what you guys are complaining about.
I've seen worse on..... hmmmmm i don't think I have seen worse.
Ahhhhh, never mind. |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 03:45 pm: |
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blue, sorry for the buzzkill..
but it's not like i thought that up. it's something people do around here. it's well know that if your floor boards rot thru, you go get a street sign and weld it in there, you can buy better metal for the job..
rd |
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